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Educational Psychology

1997

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Teachers' Attitudes And Preceptions Towards Inclusion Of Gifted Students, Bertha Belen Perez Jun 1997

Teachers' Attitudes And Preceptions Towards Inclusion Of Gifted Students, Bertha Belen Perez

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This study was to determine if middle school teachers' attitudes and perceptions towards gifted students in inclusionary classrooms are affected by experiential variables. Specifically, are receptivity towards gifted, training and knowledge in giftedness, and preferences towards teaching gifted students affected by teachers' attitudes? Are preferences and perceptions towards inclusive programs in the middle schools affected by teachers' attitudes?

The population is comprised of 135 general education teachers from three middle schools in the La Joya Independent School District, La Joya, Texas. The Teacher Report Questionnaire was designed using twenty-three questions. The questions were developed for general education teachers in the …